Kawena Komeiji
Hawaiian Pacific Resources Librarian
808-689-2711
kawenask@hawaii.edu
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Subjects
- Hawaiian-Pacific Studies
- Hawaiian Language
Kawena Komeiji
Hawaiian Pacific Resources Librarian
Kawena Komeiji is from Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu though her ʻohana roots are in Waialua, Oʻahu. She holds a bachelor's degree in Hawaiian Studies from Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) and a master's degree in Library and Information Science (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa). Her specialty is Hawaiian language research, especially in the Hawaiian language newspapers, but she can help you find resources about anything in Hawaiʻi or the greater Pacific.Kawena enjoys Sephora, dogs, powerlifting, eating, and watching sports.Education
- MLIS, Library and Information Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- BA, Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Professional Activities
UHWO Committees and Councils
- Nālimakui Native Hawaiian Council, 2nd Vice Chair
- Strategic Planning Committee
UH System Committees
- Hawaiʻi-Pacific Committee, Chair
Professional Associations
Recent Posts from Kawena
ʻOnipaʻa: Lahaina, Ulu i ka Malu
3/27/2024
The next ʻOnipaʻa speaker series will feature David Kawika Hall, who will share his experience as a cultural monitor during the Lahaina recovery process and how the traditional practice and ...
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Wāhine in Hawaiʻi’s History
3/13/2024
March is Women’s History Month and we are celebrating wāhine in Hawaiʻi who have helped shape and create the world we know today.
Alice Ball
Although Alice Augusta Ball was born in ...
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Kānehūnāmoku Exhibit
3/5/2024
Visit the Kānehūnāmoku exhibit on the first floor of the library now through the end of June 2024. Kānehūnāmoku is a collection of photographs and paintings by cultural photographer, Jan ...
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